Faculty

The Climate Change Studies minor was developed by members of a climate change curriculum task force convened by Provost Royce Engstrom in December 2007. The task force, co-chaired by Dr. Steve Running and Dr. Dane Scott, included 29 faculty members from across campus, representing a wide range of disciplines. The following faculty members and university affiliates were part of this curricular development task force and are involved with the program:

Science

Geosciences

Dr. Joel Harper, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences
Dr. Rebecca Bendick, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences

Geography

Dr. Anna Klene, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Dr. Sarah Halvorson, Associate Professor and Departmental Chair of Geography

Chemistry

Dr. Michael DeGrandpre, Professor, Department of Chemistry

Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences

Dr. Steve Running, Regent’s Professor of Ecology, Director of Numerical Terradynamics Simulation Group
Dr. Cory Cleveland, Assistant Professor of Soil Science
Dr. Scott Mills, Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Curtis Noonan, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Society

Ethics and Philosophy

Dr. Dane Scott, Associate Professor of Ethics, Director of the Center for Ethics, Department of Society and Conservation
Dr. Christopher Preston, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy

Geography

Dr. Ulrich Kamp, Associate Professor, Department of Geography

Political Science

Dr. Peter Koehn, Professor, Department of Political Science

Economics

Dr. Richard Barrett, Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, State Legislator
Dr. Derek Kellenberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

Environmental Studies

Dr. Len Broberg, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies

Communications

Dr. Steve Schwarze, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies

International Relations

Dr. Terry Weidner, Director, Mansfield Center

Sociology

Dr. Rebecca Richards, Professor, Department of Sociology

Anthropology

Dr. Anna Prentiss, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology

Society and Conservation

Dr. James Burchfield, Interim Dean and Research Professor, College of Forestry and Conservation

Solutions

Energy and Business Technology

Dr. Ashley Preston, Program Director, Energy Technology Program
Lisa Swallow, Program Director, Department of Business Technology
Dr. Brian Kerns, Engineer, Alternative Energy Technology Program

Environmental Studies

Dr. Robin Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies

Society and Conservation

Nicky Phear, Program Coordinator, Climate Change Studies and Wilderness and Civilization Program
Dr. Laurie Yung, Research Assistant Professor of Wilderness Studies, Director of Wilderness Institute

Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Georgia Cobbs, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Martin Horejsi, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Journalism

Nadia White, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism